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[TRENDING NEWS] University of Florida Reverses Course to Allow Professors to Testify Against State

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Author: BY MICHAEL WINES - Publish Date: November 6, 2021 at 12:38AM Facing a storm of protest, the university said three professors could testify as expert witnesses in a voting-rights lawsuit against the state.

[TRENDING NEWS] Turmoil Was Brewing at Time’s Up Long Before Cuomo

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Author: BY JODI KANTOR, ARYA SUNDARAM, MELENA RYZIK AND CARA BUCKLEY - Publish Date: August 22, 2021 at 01:05AM The prominent anti-harassment charity, criticized for its relationship with the former New York governor, is facing an identity crisis over its ties to those in power.

[TRENDING NEWS] Amazon says the new F.T.C. chair, Lina Khan, should recuse herself from investigations.

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Author: BY DAVID MCCABE - Publish Date: June 30, 2021 at 11:50PM Amazon said that if Ms. Khan played a role in antitrust investigations of Amazon, it would violate federal ethics rules and the firm’s right to due process.

[TRENDING NEWS] José Baselga, Who Advanced Breast Cancer Treatments, Dies at 61

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Author: BY KATIE THOMAS - Publish Date: March 26, 2021 at 07:17AM He was a top executive at Memorial Sloan Kettering before resigning over payments from health care companies. He went on to lead cancer research at AstraZeneca.

[TRENDING NEWS] How a High-Ranking Nissan Executive Escaped His Own Trap

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Author: BY BEN DOOLEY - Publish Date: January 31, 2021 at 03:00PM Hari Nada helped bring down his boss, Carlos Ghosn. In the process, he nearly met his own downfall. But with shrewd maneuvering and the protection of high-ranking allies, he survived and thrived.

[TRENDING NEWS] Washington Has Been Lucrative for Some on Biden’s Team

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Author: BY KENNETH P. VOGEL AND ERIC LIPTON - Publish Date: January 2, 2021 at 07:16AM Janet Yellen, the president-elect’s pick for Treasury secretary, collected more than $7 million in speaking fees over the past two years. Antony J. Blinken and Avril Haines did well, too.

[TRENDING NEWS] Investigation of His Son Is Likely to Hang Over Biden as He Takes Office

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Author: BY PETER BAKER - Publish Date: December 11, 2020 at 08:34AM Unless the Trump Justice Department clears Hunter Biden, the new president will confront the prospect of his own administration handling an inquiry that could expose his son to criminal prosecution.

[TRENDING NEWS] Democrats Fear Partisan Slant at Postal Service as Trump Allies Dominate Most of Board

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Author: BY LUKE BROADWATER, HAILEY FUCHS AND KENNETH P. VOGEL - Publish Date: September 9, 2020 at 07:11AM The five Republicans on the seven-member board have taken a hands-on role in trying to defend the agency against accusations that it is trying to help the president win a second term by sabotaging voting by mail.

[TRENDING NEWS] Trudeau’s Finance Minister Quits Post Amid Charity Scandal

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Author: BY IAN AUSTEN - Publish Date: August 18, 2020 at 09:16AM Bill Morneau insisted his stepping down was not related to a conflict-of-interest controversy that has embroiled him and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada.

[TRENDING NEWS] DeJoy Earned Millions From Company With Financial Ties to Postal Service

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Author: BY CATIE EDMONDSON AND EMILY COCHRANE - Publish Date: August 18, 2020 at 07:00AM The postmaster general, under fire for his business ties and his cost-cutting measures, will testify before the House next week.

[TRENDING NEWS] Trudeau Faces Ethics Questions on Family Ties to Charity Given Government Contract

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Author: BY CATHERINE PORTER AND DAN BILEFSKY - Publish Date: July 10, 2020 at 07:58AM Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s brother and mother were both paid by a charity handpicked by his government to oversee hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to students.

[TRENDING NEWS] Ousted Cooper Hewitt Director Calls Investigation a ‘Sham’

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Author: BY ROBIN POGREBIN - Publish Date: February 21, 2020 at 09:03AM In her first public remarks since she was forced to resign, Caroline Baumann said an inquiry that focused on her wedding was unfair and colored by sexism.

[TRENDING NEWS] She Pulled Rank to Avoid a $50 Ticket. Now She'll Pay a $5,000 Fine.

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Author: BY JEFFERY C. MAYS - Publish Date: February 14, 2020 at 07:29AM Vanessa L. Gibson, a councilwoman from the Bronx, called the commanding officer of the 44th Precinct in 2014 after she was pulled over for using a cellphone while driving.

[TRENDING NEWS] Merry Griftmas, Mr. Trump!

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Author: BY MICHELLE COTTLE - Publish Date: December 7, 2019 at 07:21AM A gift guide guaranteed to make the president’s holiday jolly.

[TRENDING NEWS] Republican National Committee to Hold Meeting at Trump Doral Resort

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Author: BY ERIC LIPTON - Publish Date: November 15, 2019 at 06:59AM The party confirmed that its winter gathering would take place at the Florida hotel, continuing a pattern of its giving business to the president’s company.

[TRENDING NEWS] Why Trump Dropped His Idea to Hold the G7 at His Own Hotel

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Author: BY MAGGIE HABERMAN, ERIC LIPTON AND KATIE ROGERS - Publish Date: October 21, 2019 at 07:38AM He knew Democrats would criticize him. When Republicans started doing so, he changed his mind.

[TRENDING NEWS] It Might Be Unethical or Even Illegal, but Not if You’re the President

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Author: BY ERIC LIPTON - Publish Date: October 19, 2019 at 07:14AM The president is exempt from federal conflict-of-interest laws. But his decision to bring world leaders to his Doral resort in Florida could raise a constitutional issue.

[TRENDING NEWS] Elaine Chao, Mitch McConnell and Questions of Conflict

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Author: BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD - Publish Date: October 17, 2019 at 06:50AM Congress wants answers from the transportation secretary, wife of the Senate majority leader, about the apparent mixing of public and family business.

[TRENDING NEWS] What We Know About Hunter Biden’s Business in China

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Author: BY SHARON LAFRANIERE AND MICHAEL FORSYTHE - Publish Date: October 4, 2019 at 06:59AM Without presenting any evidence, President Trump suggested that China showered money on Mr. Biden to influence his father as vice president and win favorable trade deals with the United States.

[TRENDING NEWS] McKinsey Had Internal Primer to Avoid Conflict-of-Interest Problems

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Author: MARY WILLIAMS WALSH - Publish Date: May 27, 2019 at 07:00AM The consulting company has argued it’s too hard to understand the disclosure rules intended to keep bankruptcy proceedings honest. It could have just looked at “Bankruptcy 101.”